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AbiWord 2.2 Unleashed

Posted by michael on from the wordperfect-support-still-sucks dept.

uwog writes "AbiWord 2.2 marks a new milestone in the life of our beloved Ant. With a native port to MacOSX, and new features such as live updating tables of contents and TextBox support, Abi is finally a grown up Ant. Read the full announcement or go grab your own copy."

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  1. "Unleashed" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    this whole macho rambo attitude with words like "unleashed" and software "to do battle" is partially why OSS still isn't mainstream. This is not a teen male fantasy game.

  2. How can it be? by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny
    I thought word processors had to take up 3 CDs and had to have toolbars taking up half the screen.

    I don't feel comfortable with this - it must be some sort of devilish sorcery!

  3. Re:I like Abiword.... by Ann+Coulter · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it takes ten minutes to start up, it also takes five minutes to start up. Sorry to be pedantic.

  4. Default font for Abi Word? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    One of the earlier comments mentioned problems with fonts. I don't have any problems. I just use the regular default font for AbiWord...
    AbiNormal

    Thank-you, thank-you, I'll be here all week...

  5. Re:Mac, Linux and Windows by jeffehobbs · · Score: 3, Funny


    I'd say everybody who uses Windows, pays for it, but maybe not with money...

    ~jeff

  6. Re:Mac, Linux and Windows by rice_burners_suck · · Score: 4, Funny
    No Openoffice on Xfree86 does not count

    Well, how about this instead: Run OpenOffice for Windows on Wine on Xfree on Linux on VMware on FreeBSD on Bochs on Windows on VirtualPC on Mac OS X.

    If you don't have a Mac, run Mac OS X in PearPC on Linux on x86.

    That will make the system quick and responsive.